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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

A finish, a birthday and an anniversary...

Hello dear blogging and stitching friends!

It is a hot, muggy day here in the Shenandoah and there is a storm a' brewin'. The wind is nice and the rain will be even nicer. It is good thing that I did not have time to put out a garden this year because rain has been a rare occurance.

I have been busy with life and stitching lately. Things are slowing down and speeding up at the same time. I have more time for family and friends and they have quickly scooped up my extra time. No complaints here...it has been quite nice spending time with them.

I finished my husbands anniversary present in time for our anniversary on Monday. I did not have time to get it framed but that will be taken care of soon! DH loved his present and I enjoyed stitching it for him. Here is the finished product...

I also celebrated my birthday last week (yes, my birthday and anniversary are only three days apart) and had a very special day. Hubby and I went out to dinner and tried our hands at a few games of bowling. Lately we have really taken to bowling and love when we get the chance to play a few games. My mother spoiled me with a homemade German Chocolate Cake (my favorite!) and history books galore! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a book lover, especially books on history! Thanks Mom! My grandmother gave me a generous gift certificate to my LNS and hubby gave me needlework scissors, a cute scissor fob and a frogging tool. My dear friend Robin sent me the most amazing birthday package...just chock full of stitching goodies! She sent me some gorgeous linen (Days Gone By - hand-dyed, and Sassy's Fabby's in Mud Pie, Bluebell and Tan Temptation,)

Blackbird Designs "Blessings and Wishes" with the threads and a choice of linens!!

Also, she sent me the "Winter Sheep" ornament by Little House Needleworks and a lovely Longaberger pink bag - perfect for taking my stitching on the road!

How lucky am I??? Thank you, thank you, thank you, Robin! You are a great stitching friend and I cannot wait to get started stitching on my new stash!

As I mentioned earlier, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary on Monday. We spent the day tooling around and shopping. We had a lovely day together and kept remarking to one another that we cannot believe that we have been married for two years! It feels like time has flown by! I love looking at our wedding pictures and I could not help but share a few...

This was taken through the window of the church right after we recessed and walked outside...our guests and wedding party were still inside the church and it was the first moment we had alone before people came flooding out of the church. I love this picture and am so glad the photographer caught it! The church where we married dates back to 1756 and many of the windows are original so it is neat to have a picture of us through one of the windows.

This was taken before the ceremony in a field right behind the church. My bridesmaids were making me laugh right before I walked down the aisle. I was having quite a bit of fun and enjoying the day!

Here is another picture from the field...this is my favorite and hangs in our bedroom...

The next picture is taken of us right outside of the historic mansion where we had our wedding reception (do you notice a history theme here??? :-)

The next picture was taken on the porch of the mansion. Michael and his groomsmen were, shall we say, channelling their inner "Goodfellas." I chose morning suits for them (since it was a morning wedding) and at first they balked at them. However, I think they eventually liked their morning suits!

We had such a glorious day...a morning wedding, luncheon reception and then off to the beach for our honeymoon! Thank you for humoring me and my wedding pictures. I enjoyed looking through them and appreciate your allowing me to share them with you!

Happy B-day and Anniversary! What a beautiful bride you were - love the pic thru the window and the one of you in the field looks like a magazine spread - gorgeous! What lovely goodies you got from Robin!

Happy birthday and anniversary! My birthday is the same day as your anniversary! Nice presents! And your wedding pictures! So wonderful! You were a beautiful bride! Beautiful setting too, and I love the morning suits the men wore.

Happy anniversary and birthday Valerie. Your wedding pics are amazing, love the black and white ones, and the gorgeous sepia one of you and your dress. What beautiful birthday gifts you received, you lucky girl! The stitching you finished as an anniversary gift is beautiful - that's a very sweet sentiment in the verse.Take care, hope you're having a lovely birthday week.

What lovely wedding photos! I love the one that was taken through the window. Congrats on your 2nd wedding anniversary and a belated happy birthday! Some lovely goodies from Robin and it sounds like you'd a lovely day.

Valerie~ Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary! Yes, time goes by so quickly without us realizing it, then one day it's your 25th anniversary!! You are very blessed to have such wonderful family and friends! Happy Stitching!

Happy Birthday and Anniversary. I just love your wedding pictures especially the one through the window and the one of you alone! And of course the one with your husband and the Goodfellas is great too. Wonderful package from Robin too!!

Happy birthday and anniversary! Your stash haul is awesome. :) I love your wedding photos! They are so pretty! We were too poor (read: ages 18 and 21) to hire a photographer, so we have no photos of our wedding day other than a couple really bad snapshots. boo!

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Photography is my passion. I love capturing memories for my family and friends. I am lover of samplers - new and old! Stitching, reading, spending time with family and visiting historic places are my favorite pastimes. I have been happily married to my wonderful husband for seven years and have three adorable cats who are like my children. I enjoy sharing my stories and reading what others have shared. Comments are my favorite, so don't be afraid to tell me what you think!

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